The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-22

several days. is heading toward home. and will
| pass through Indianapolis next week, expecting
to reach New York by Oct. l.
The L. N A g. c. road earned. in the SECOND
week of September, $54, S5s; an increase over tbs
| earnings of the corresponding week in 1886 o!
s7.774.
Two white mail cars of an improved buili
have been added to the fast mail line train run
| ming over the Pennsylvania and the Vandaiis
lines between New York and ST. Louis.
Seventeen roads have adopted for use in their
telegraph Offices the Waters-Sweeney telegraph
which Is the invention of young men who were
in the train dispatchers Office of the T., II. d l.
| road
S. road, has asked for two weeks leave OF alb
senee to visit among friends. 1t is twelve years
since he has missed taking out his regular train
never losing day during that period
The Lake Erie & Western and the l., B. g. w.
On Tuesday night turned over SO many harvest
excursionisss &c the Chicago g. Altop that the
latter WAS obliged to run out q trdin in four
sections, comprising nino wel-filled coaches
apiece.
H. G. Allen, who represents the l., B. & W.
at Erie, Pa, and A. III. Brackenbridge who
represents the passenger department. of the
Wabash Western at Pittsburg, are in the city.
They came West yesterday with large party OF
excuraionists en- route for California.
G. w. Fairbanks returned TO New York yes
terday to take hand in the legal fight in
progress regarding the foreclosure sale of the
Chicago & Atlantic road. Indications are that
the lawyers will fatten more over the litigation
than will either the stock or bondholders.
The United States District Court has ordered
paid certain preferred claims resting on the
DAYTON & Ironton road, and the parties inter.
ested in the property have addressed a joint
letter 20 Judge Gresham begging for time, as
it Is not known who really owns the property.
A veteran passenger man said yesterday, it is
little singular that all the district passenger
agents are working SO earnestly for California
business, which pays the roads they represent
this side OF the river less revenue than any eusi-
ness they haul The roads get moro revenue
out of a passenger carried only Co Kansas City
or some other point, such as Denver or Omaha
Engine l04, on the /. g 8. L. road, seems to
be Inflated. Five years ago. Patrick Welsh and
his firemen were killed on it; about two years
ago the fireman was crushed TO death in q col
lsion, and on Monday, Michael Reddington and
his son were killed on it. One of the ]. 81 St L.
conductors says 10 is one of these engines which
always is heating, breaking parallel rods, OF
out Of shape in some manner.
General Freight Agent Roche. Of tho Ohio
Southern road was in the city, Yesterday, In
consultation with General Manager Henderson.
He states that the prospects are that more Jack.
son coal will be shipped over this road the com
ing fall and winter than at any time since the
road was opened The company has more cars
and better engine equipment than ever before,
and in every respect the situation is more prom
Using.
grading for an additional track between the city
and 1rvpgton. When done, this track will be
used for the passenger trains and will run
through the grounds on which the shops stand.
These shops row hidden from passing trains
by long freight trains which usually stand on
the side tracks. The Irvington people expect
be put on.
There is great scarcity Of line cars The
Erie has 1000 cars in the service, and yester-
day had orders on Indianapolis roads calling FOR
five hundred cars which they could not fill
This seems the more singular when there Is no
loading of five hundred to six hundred cars per
week at elevators here and ut other Western
points, as In former years; but growing bust
ness at the more Important way stations &C.
counts for IL
An item which appeared in the Journal short
time ago has brought out officially the fact that
in case the Ives-Staynor syndicate carried on,
their programme, securing the control of several
Western roads and the Baltimore & Ohio, the
United States Expire Company Was to take the
place OF all express companies doing business
over the several roads which the Ives party ex
pected to gather In, the express company, in re
turn, rendering the Ives party financial aid.
The brotherhood of the Switehnen's Aid Asso
citation of North America continued their SEES
sions yesterday. Most Of the forenoon was &C.
cupieG in reading Communications from lodges
which not represented, and receiving sug-
gestions from such lodges as to the revision OF
the bylaws and constitution. In the afternoon
the body commenced the revision OF the bylaws
and constitution. a work which will occupy their
attention couple of days. It IS highly prob
able that the association will Increase the benefit
in case OF death from 5000 to 81, 000
General Superintendent Snyder of the Baisi
more s. Ohio Express Company, was in the city
yesterday on official business. As result of his
visit the Baltimore 6 Ohio, United States and
Pacific expresses will hereafter be under one
management in this city. hfr O S. Phillips
who has heretofore represented the United
States and Pacific companies, will on and after
to-day, have charge Of the Baltimore e. Ohio
express also, with headquarters ct Is East Wash
ington street. The Baltimore d Ohio offices at
No 148 Meridian will be continued The only
change the nubtfc will know iH that agent
will represent the several companies named.